Posts Tagged ‘Delaware State Police’
UPDATED: Homicide investigation underway in Bridgeville
UPDATED 11/29/19 3:30pm – The investigation into a fatal shooting on Evans Drive near Bridgeville Wednesday morning just before 11:30 continues. Delaware State Police located a blue Honda Civic in a lightly wooded area just off the roadway and 45 year old James Bradt of Bridgeville was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat. He was…
Read MoreTwo arrested on drug, weapons charges in Bridgeville
Two were arrested on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop in Bridgeville. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 8 p.m., Tuesday after troopers spotted a gray Honda Accord traveling above the posted speed limit on Coverdale Road, south of Seashore Highway in Bridgeville. A traffic stop was initatied…
Read MoreMillsboro man arrested, charged in connection with local burglaries
A Millsboro man was arrested in connection with a series of area burglaries. According to Delaware State Police, the incidents began early this month when troopers started investigating a rash of burglaries in the Harbeson and Millsboro areas. Through investigative measures, 33-year-old Thomas A. Mills Jr., of Millsboro, was identified as the suspect. Warrants were…
Read MoreDelmar man arrested, charged in connection with shooting
A Delmar, Delaware man was arrested on gun charges following a shooting. According to the Delaware State Police Department, shortly before 10 p.m., Thursday troopers were dispatched to the 14000 block of Oak Branch Road in Delmar for reports of shots fired. Troopers arrived and determined that the shots were heard coming from the home…
Read MoreMilton woman charged with several counts of child abuse
A Milton woman was arrested on several counts of child abuse after police say she held three children against their will and beat them with high heel shoes, a baseball bat, and belts. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the investigation began shortly after 1 a.m., Thursday, November 14 when troopers were dispatched to…
Read MoreMillsboro man arrested on drug charges after police seize 186 bags of heroin
A Millsboro man was arrested on drug charges after a search warrant turned up over 180 bags of heroin. According to the Delaware State Police Department, on Tuesday investigators concluded a month long drug investigation into the matter of 35-year-old Bernardo McKinney, who police say was distributing illegal narcotics in the Millsboro-area. A search and…
Read MorePolice search for suspect in gas station robbery near Harrington
Police are searching for the suspect who tried to rob a Valero gas station near Harrington. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 5:19 a.m., Tuesday, November 12 when troopers were dispatched to the Valero Shore Stop on South DuPont Highway in Harrington for reports of a robbery. Troopers met with…
Read MoreSeries of scams targeting residents across Delmarva
A series of scams are targeting residents across Delmarva, prompting local and statewide law enforcement agencies to issue advisories to the public. Delaware State Police issued an advisory Monday following a reappearance of the Mystery Shopper Scam, a scam that uses newspaper ads and emails to create the impression that mystery shopping jobs are a…
Read MoreGeorgetown man charged with 5th DUI in Rehoboth
A Georgetown man was arrested on his 5th DUI charge in Rehoboth. According to Delaware State Police, around 12:30 p.m., Saturday troopers were dispatched to a restaurant on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth for a welfare check. Police arrived and learned that a man, later identified as 52-year-old Christopher Goff, drove his vehicle to the restaurant,…
Read MorePolice arrest two, seize drugs and firearms in Lincoln
Two men were arrested after police say a traffic stop turned up drugs and firearms in Lincoln. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 2:13 p.m., Friday, troopers were on proactive patrol in the area of Johnson Road and Dupont Boulevard in Lincoln. A white 2007 Chevrolet Impala was traveling northbound on DuPont Boulevard…
Read MoreWanted Seaford man charged with assaulting, injuring State Trooper in Laurel
A wanted Seaford man was arrested after police say he assaulted and injured a State Trooper in Laurel. According to Delaware State Police, around 3:15 p.m., Thursday police responded to a residence in the 11000 block of Taylor Mill Road in Laurel, for an arrest attempt of 42-year-old Burton Carmean, of Seaford, who was wanted…
Read MoreSeaford home shot 9 times, police investigating
Delaware State Police are investigating after a home was shot 9 times in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred just after 12 a.m., Thursday as troopers responded to a residence in the 23000 block of West Middlecord Circle in Seaford, for reports of shots fired. Police arrived and learned that…
Read MoreWanted Felton man arrested on drug charges in Milford
A wanted Felton man was arrested on drug charges during a warrant operation where police seized crack cocaine and weapons in Milford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, shortly after 11 a.m., Monday members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force (GTF) responded to a residence on Argos Choice Road in Milford to conduct…
Read MorePolice arrest couple, seize over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth
A couple was arrested on drug charges after police seized over 160 bags of heroin in Rehoboth. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8 a.m., Tuesday police responded to the Econo Lodge on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth to execute a warrant in reference to 28-year-old Durron E. Jones Jr., of Dagsboro, who was…
Read MoreThree arrested, charged with burglaries in Milford, Frederica
Three suspects, ages 29, 15, and 14 years old, were arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in the Milford, Frederica areas of Kent County, Delaware. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 10:30 p.m., Monday troopers were called to a home in the 700 block of New Wharf Road in Milford, for…
Read MorePolice investigating after Seaford home is hit with gunfire
Delaware State Police are investigating after a home was hit by gunfire over the weekend in Seaford. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred around 7:24 p.m., Saturday at a residence located in the 24000 block of Middlecord Circle in Seaford. A 17-year-old was in her bedroom at the time of the…
Read MoreFelton woman in jail following assault on State Trooper
A Felton woman was arrested after police say she assaulted a State Trooper, kicking him and threatening to spit on him while resisting arrest during an assault on another person who she injured. According to Delaware State Police, around 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, troopers were called to a home in the 600 block of Plymouth Road…
Read MoreMilton man charged with DUI, arrested on drug charges in Lewes
A Milton man was arrested on drug charges after police say he was caught driving high with heroin, meth, and several other drugs in Lewes. According to the Delaware State Police Department, around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Landrover SUV on Beaver Dam Road in Lewes after the driver…
Read MoreLewes man cut girlfriend with a knife during assault, police say
A Lewes man was arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and cut her with a knife during an argument. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday as troopers were dispatched to 19000 block of Beaver Dam Road in Lewes, for reports of an assault. Troopers arrived and met…
Read MoreTwo arrested following fight where gun was pulled on teens in Millsboro
Two men were arrested following a fight that led one to pull out a handgun and threaten several people in Millsboro. According to Delaware State Police, officers were called to a home in the 24000 block of Shoreline Drive in Millsboro around 3:30 a.m., Friday, for reports of a fight. Troopers arrived and met with…
Read MoreLewes burglary suspect barricades himself inside home, creating standoff with police
Delaware State Police have taken a Lewes man into custody after he barricaded himself inside his home following a burglary. According to the Delaware State Police Department, the investigation began on shortly after 10 a.m., Sunday when Troopers were dispatched to the 17400 block of Taramino Place in Lewes for reports of a burglary. Troopers…
Read MoreStruggle with police leads to drug charges for wanted Georgetown man in Millsboro
A Georgetown man was arrested on drug charges following a struggle with officers at the Wawa in Millsboro where police say he tried to discard over 30 bundles of heroin and in the process hit a child who was in the store at the time. According to Delaware State Police, the incident occurred around 3:45…
Read MoreState Police arrest 2 suspects in AT&T cell phone schemes in Sussex County
Delaware State Police have arrested two suspects in connection with AT&T schemes in Sussex County. According to the Delaware State Police Department, officers started investigating a series of fraud cases earlier this month after receiving reports that fraudulent cell phone accounts were being created through stealing a person’s identity. The suspects would have new cell…
Read MoreDelaware State Police honors graduates of the Citizen’s Police Academy
Delaware State Police recognized 20 graduates during a ceremony for the Citizen’s Police Academy Class on Tuesday at the Delaware State Police Troop 3. The academy class learned about a wide variety of police activities consistent with what a Delaware Trooper experiences today during the nine consecutive sessions. The class started on September 3, 2019…
Read MoreVerizon store burglar arrested, charged in Harrington
Harrington Police have arrested and charged a Fort Washington, Maryland man in connection with a series of burglaries at Verizon stores in Kent County. According to the Harrington Police Department, shortly before 3 a.m., Thursday officers received reports regarding a series of burglaries that occurred at Verizon stores in the Dover-area. As a precaution, officers…
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